~ Jon James
From Free Bird to That Smell to Sweet Home Alabama and more, there’s nobody who hasn’t loved Lynyrd Skynyrd over the years. For me, they were a big part of the soundtrack of my formative years. Now you have a chance to relive it all in a live setting as The Breeze, a Skynyrd tribute band, rocks the house at Two Knights Brewing in Sangerville this coming Saturday, July eighteenth.
Here’s the lineup directly from the band’s website:
- John “Fuzz” is the founding member, lead guitarist and the Band Manager. He seems to know all the little things that make our tribute the best in New England. Being a biker John can relate to the crowd and put his foot down when we get out of line.
- Rich “Chi-Chi” is the lead singer. He has been in the band with Fuzz for as long as he has been alive. He is also a big fan of Ronnie Van Zant and tries his best to bring the same atmosphere that made Skynyrd famous.
- Dan “Pidge” has also been in it from the beginning. He sure beats the hell out of those drums. Being somewhat of a southern connoisseur, he loves what he does and makes sure the rhythm is right on track!
- Tom “Vanna” was brought on to fill in the middle and eventually found his way into ripping up those dual guitar licks that were so prominently fixed in Skynyrd music.
- Troy “Zoni” is the foundation of the rhythm section mimicking Leon’s bass lines. He has quite a selection of hats and southern attire for the stage. He also houses our group and puts up with all of our crap on practice night!
- Dave “Purty” was brought in to create that real piano sound that was made famous and add a classical part of the music “Having to fill in for Billy Powell has been quite an experience and challenging for the most part, Tuesday’s Gone, Free Bird and Sweet Home were some of the most dificult things I have ever done”
- Dan “Digger” One of the original Breeze members was brought back to play some kick ass leads and rythym. He is a firebird playin, mandalin pickin, kick ass lead guitar player and has quite a few tricks up his sleeve. With help on “Whats your Name” his Sax has made us step above the rest.
- The band is always working hard at polishing everything up to bring the best tribute show you have seen in years! We have many shows coming up and can’t wait for everyone to hear the results of our hard work.
Come enjoy a night of classic southern rock in a great Maine environment!
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